| Gaming Armor |
| Power |
| – Hi-Density Power Connectors (24 pin and 8 pin) |
| Memory |
| – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots |
| VGA Card |
| – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1) |
| Internet |
| – 2.5G LAN |
| Audio |
| – Nahimic Audio |
| Unique Feature |
| ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 |
| – ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) |
| – ASRock Thunderbolt™ 3 Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Port (40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol; 10 Gb/s for USB3.2 protocol) |
| ASRock Super Alloy |
| – Premium 90A Power Choke |
| – 90A Dr.MOS |
| – Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) |
| – I/O Armor |
| – Matte Black PCB |
| – High Density Glass Fabric PCB |
| – 8 Layer PCB |
| – 2oz Copper PCB |
| ASRock Phantom Gaming 2.5G LAN |
| Intel® 802.11ax WiFi |
| ASRock Steel Slots |
| ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink |
| ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) |
| ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC) |
| ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) |
| ASRock Live Update & APP Shop |
| CPU |
| – Supports 10th Gen and future generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1200) |
| – Digi Power design |
| – 9 Power Phase design |
| – Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology |
| – Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs |
| – Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking |
| Chipset |
| – Intel® Z490 |
| Memory |
| – Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology |
| – 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots |
| – Supports DDR4 4666+(OC)* / 4600 / 4500 / 4400 / 4333/4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory |
| – Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) |
| – Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB** |
| – Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 |
| – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots |
| *Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for more information. |
| Core™ (i9/i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; Core™ (i5/i3), Pentium® and Celeron® support DDR4 up to 2666. |
| **Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. |
| BIOS |
| – 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support |
| – ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events |
| – SMBIOS 2.7 Support |
| – CPU Core/Cache, DRAM, VPPM,VTTDDR, VCCSFR, VCCPLL_OC, PCH Voltage, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment |
| Graphics |
| – Hardware Accelerated Codecs: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8bit, HEVC/H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2, MJPEG, VC-1* |
| – Graphics, Media & Compute: Microsoft® DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Intel® Built In Visuals, Intel® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid / Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1 |
| – Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut), Microsoft® PlayReady 3.0, Intel® SGX Content Protection, UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc |
| – Three graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.4 and Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 |
| – Supports Triple Monitor |
| – Supports Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2304) @ 60Hz |
| – Supports HDMI 2.0 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 60Hz |
| – Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2304) @ 60Hz |
| – Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.0 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) |
| – Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.0 |
| – Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4 and Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 |
| – Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4 and Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 |
| *Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. |
| **VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decode only. |
| VP8 and VP9 encode are not supported by Windows® OS. |
| Audio |
| – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec) |
| – Premium Blu-ray Audio support |
| – Supports Surge Protection |
| – 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier |
| – NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets) |
| – Pure Power-In |
| – Direct Drive Technology |
| – PCB Isolate Shielding |
| – Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port |
| – Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel |
| – Gold Audio Jacks |
| – 15μ Gold Audio Connector |
| – Nahimic Audio |
| LAN |
| – 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s |
| – Dragon RTL8125BG |
| – Supports Phantom Gaming LAN Software |
| – Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control |
| – Visual User Friendly UI |
| – Visual Network Usage Statistics |
| – Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes |
| – User Customized Priority Control |
| – Supports Wake-On-LAN |
| – Supports Lightning/ESD Protection |
| – Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az |
| – Supports PXE |
| Wireless LAN |
| – Intel® 802.11ax WiFi Module |
| – Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax |
| – Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) |
| – Supports WiFi6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps) |
| – 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology |
| – Supports Bluetooth 5.1 + High speed class II |
| – Supports MU-MIMO |
| Slots |
| – 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot* |
| – 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ax module (on the rear I/O) |
| – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1) |
| *Supports PCIe riser cards to extend x16, x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 slots |
| Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks |
| Storage |
| – 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 17), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* |
| – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)** |
| – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)** |
| *If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA_1 will be disabled. |
| **Supports Intel® Optane™ Technology |
| Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks |
| Connector |
| – 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header |
| – 1 x RGB LED Header* |
| – 1 x Addressable LED Header** |
| – 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)*** |
| – 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**** |
| – 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) |
| – 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) |
| – 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) |
| – 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector) |
| – 1 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 2 USB 2.0 port) (Supports ESD Protection) |
| – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) |
| *Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip |
| **Supports in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip |
| ***The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. |
| ****CPU_OPT/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. |
| Rear Panel I/O |
| – 2 x Antenna Ports |
| – 1 x HDMI Port |
| – 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port |
| – 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection) |
| – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C Port (40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol; 10 Gb/s for USB3.2 protocol) (Supports ESD Protection)* |
| – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) |
| – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) |
| – 1 x Clear CMOS Button |
| – HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) |
| *Supports USB PD 2.0 charging up to 5V@3A (15W) |
| Software and UEFI |
| Software |
| – ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) |
| – ASRock Phantom Gaming LAN Software |
| – ASRock Polychrome SYNC |
| – ASRock Key Master* |
| UEFI |
| – ASRock EZ Mode |
| – ASRock Full HD UEFI |
| – ASRock My Favorites in UEFI |
| – ASRock Instant Flash |
| – ASRock Internet Flash |
| – ASRock Easy RAID Installer |
| *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. |
| Support CD |
| – Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar |
| Accessories |
| – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD |
| – 2 x SATA Data Cables |
| – 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna |
| – 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets |
| Hardware Monitor |
| – Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU_OPT/Water Pump, Chassis Fans |
| – Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU_OPT/Water Pump, Chassis Fans |
| – Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU_OPT/Water Pump |
| – Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU_OPT/Water Pump, Chassis Fans |
| – CASE OPEN detection |
| – Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH, VCCSA, VCCST, VCCIO, VCCPLL_OC, VCCSFR |
| Form Factor |
| – Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm |
| – 8 Layer PCB |
| – 2oz Copper PCB |
| OS |
| – Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Certifications |
| – FCC, CE |
| – ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |
For more information, you can go to ASRock’s website.
